Rise of the Planet of the Apes

"Evolution becomes revolution."

2011 1h 45m EN

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A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.

“Evolution becomes revolution.”

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Cast

Andy Serkis
Caesar
James Franco
Will Rodman
Freida Pinto
Caroline Aranha
John Lithgow
Charles Rodman
Brian Cox
John Landon
Tom Felton
Dodge Landon
Tyler Labine
Robert Franklin
Karin Konoval
Maurice / Court Clerk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rupert Wyatt
Writers: Amanda Silver, Rick Jaffa, Tracey Wilson
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $93M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.2× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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219+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rupert Wyatt, shot by Andrew Lesnie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Patrick Doyle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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The take

Rupert Wyatt directs. Andrew Lesnie behind the camera. Patrick Doyle scores. Conrad Buff IV cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $93M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 5.2× over at the box office.
3Released 15 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Part of the "Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6219+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Rupert Wyatt, shot by Andrew Lesnie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Patrick Doyle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Conrad Buff IV shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Andy Serkis and James Franco and Freida Pinto carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "Evolution becomes revolution.".
12IMDB entry: tt1318514 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1313,144 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
14Classified under 28 themes, including "san francisco, california", "solidarity", "gorilla", "intelligence".
15Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Andrew Lesnie
Original score: Patrick Doyle
Editing: Conrad Buff IV
Production design: Claude Paré
Costume design: Renée April
Makeup / hair: Sherry Linder-Gygli
VFX supervisor: Justin Cornish
Sound: Ron Bartlett
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $93,000,000
Box office: $481,800,873
Return: 518% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Awards

Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
Annie Award
Genesis Award

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Part of

Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection

Caesar, a laboratory chimpanzee, develops human intelligence and emotions, triggering an epic battle to determine which species will dominate planet Earth.

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Rupert Wyatt

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CinemaSerf2023-06-07
★ 7/10
"Rodman" (quite an engaging effort from James Franco) is doing a bit of experimentation on apes to try and find a way to treat his ailing father's Alzheimer's. It's when one of those goes bonkers and is killed that he realises that she had recently given birth. He retrieves the youngster and rears it at the home he shares with dad "Charles" (John Lithgow). It's all going fine until "Caesar" spots a neighbour having a go at the confused old man and decides he's having none of that. Now enter Brian Cox and his truly odious sidekick "Dodge" (Tom Felton) who are in charge of the newly incarcerated "Caesar". This is not a character to be dominated though, and after a nervous start he begins to learn - how to get out of this trap and how to avenge himself on those who are keeping his brethren locked up. It's a solid story, well told, with quite a lot packed into this shorter and well crafted depiction of humankind's intolerance and ignorance of these adaptable and intuitive creatures. It's not long before "Caesar" is exhibiting cohesive thoughts and leadership skills so you would not be betting against him achieving his goals... It's a bit cheesy at the beginning, this, but once it's got into gear it moves along quickly and offers us quite a bit of food for thought - about our science, our attitudes and our pharmaceutical industries too.

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